Table 2 Individual-level characteristics and neighborhood-level characteristics by gender, Taiwan Social Change Survey, 1990, 1995, and 2000
| Â | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Â | (N = 2942) | (N = 2941) |
Individual characteristics (%) | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Â |
   20–29 | 19.5 | 16.6 |
   30–39 | 33.4 | 29.1 |
   40–49 | 23.4 | 24.1 |
   50–59 | 11.6 | 13.2 |
   >= 60 | 12.1 | 17.0 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
   Single | 14.6 | 22.3 |
   Married | 73.1 | 70.9 |
   Widowed/divorced and others | 12.3 | 6.8 |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â |
   Taiwanese | 72.7 | 69.4 |
   Hakka | 13.0 | 13.5 |
   Mainlander | 11.1 | 15.3 |
   Indigenous and others | 3.2 | 1.8 |
Education | Â | Â |
   < Elementary | 12.2 | 4.9 |
   Elementary | 27.9 | 24.0 |
   Junior high school | 13.6 | 17.5 |
   High school | 27.3 | 26.9 |
   >= College | 19.0 | 26.7 |
Family income | Â | Â |
   <NT30,000 | 29.9 | 28.4 |
   NT30,000–NT49,999 | 25.8 | 24.4 |
   NT50,000–NT69,999 | 16.9 | 16.4 |
   NT70,000–NT99,999 | 13.1 | 14.8 |
   ≥ NT100,000 | 14.3 | 16.0 |
Year | Â | Â |
   1990 | 34.0 | 31.8 |
   1995 | 34.0 | 35.8 |
   2000 | 32.0 | 32.4 |
Urbanicity/rurality | Â | Â |
   Urban | 32.0 | 31.4 |
   Suburban | 49.0 | 49.4 |
   Rural | 19.0 | 19.2 |
Neighborhood characteristics (mean (SD)) | Â | Â |
   % less than junior high | 37.7(14.2) | 38.3(14.3) |
   % college graduates | 7.5(7.0) | 7.2(6.7) |
   % less than 18 | 28.8(5.4) | 28.5(5.3) |
   % over 65 | 7.9(4.1) | 8.1(4.3) |
   % single parent family | 6.3(2.4) | 6.2(2.4) |
   % divorced and separated | 2.7(1.2) | 2.7(1.2) |
   % paid employment | 56.3(6.9) | 56.3(7.0) |